Brazil Slumps on Political Turmoil,
Disappointing Profits from Petrobras

Mexico Rallies, Canada Is Flat

A Wall Street Journal Online NEWS ROUNDUP

Updated Nov. 14, 2005 5:44 p.m. ET

Brazil's stocks fell sharply Monday, after reports that the country's finance minister is expected to soon resign, and on Friday's weaker-than-expected earnings from bellwether Petrobras, the state-run oil firm. Markets in Canada were flat, while stocks in Mexico advanced.